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Opelousas is a small city of 15,495 people in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. It's about 22 miles from Lafayette, LA and 204 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $717 a month.
15,495people
$105kTypical home
$717/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,495
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,602 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Houston, TX
- 22 mi to Lafayette, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$663/mo)
- Median rent $717/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1274 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,224 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LFT airport
- 114 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Landry Parish: R+19 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk